Honorary Canadians

Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Buddy Knox Rock Your Little Baby to Sleep ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Gospel Medley: Swing Low Chariot; Amen; Michael Row Your Boat Ashore; He's Got the Whole World in His Hands Amist the Black Eyes
Matt* Lucas Massage Parlour Blues Matt Gets Blue
Priscilla* Rollins Going Out of My Head Over You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Livin' the Blues Shirley Lewis Show Band
Buddy Knox Storm Clouds ST (mono)
David Amram The Mountain Song Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Oscar* McLollie So Pleasing Loving You So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Moanin Shirley Lewis Show Band
Ernie* Smith Top Rankin Skankin To Behold Jah
Matt* Lucas Drunkard's Dream Matt Gets Blue
Nelson* Riddle The Caribou British Columbia Suite
Alpha Centauri Love is a Curse ST
Ursa Major* Stage Door Queen ST
Oscar* McLollie Like to Live the Love ST
Alpha Centauri Earth in Motion ST
Ernie* Smith Freedom To Behold Jah
Hopeton* Lewis Story Book Children Think Positive // Story Book Children
Ellen McIlwaine Bow'd Up Fear Itself
Buddy Knox Mary Lou ST
Aarons And Ackley* Swanee Song ST
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Lady's Dream And I Love Her
Priscilla* Rollins If You Should Lose Me Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Black Eyes (Ship of) Amist the Black Eyes
Tommy Makem Vancouver Vancouver b/w Better Times
Ellen McIlwaine Money Can't Save You Ellen McIlwaine
Ellen McIlwaine Steal Him Away Ellen McIlwaine
Oscar* McLollie Blues in Nova Scotia (Oscar McLollie) ST
Happy Dolls Hello Dolly Show Album No. 1
Zambonis* Leave Your Stink at the Rink To Bleed Black and Gold
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Time After Time And I Love Her
Jack Holland There's More to Come The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ellen McIlwaine Sliding We the People
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* King of the Cops I'm a Song
Ernie* Smith Show Me a Sign To Behold Jah
Oscar* McLollie Buried Alive ST
Jonathan Edwards Never Together Sailboat
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Like Some One In Love And I Love Her
Ernie* Smith Freedom Street Skareggae
Dils* Sound of the Rain (Le sond de la pluit) Made In Canada
Nelson* Riddle The Route of the Haidas British Columbia Suite
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm a Song I'm a Song
Ernie* Smith Don't Down Me Now To Behold Jah
Ernie* Smith Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh Skareggae
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Theme from Canada Love Serenade
Ellen McIlwaine Crawling Kingsnake Fear Itself
Nelson* Riddle Butchart Gardens British Columbia Suite
Aarons And Ackley* Sailor Song ST
Alpha Centauri Love Only You ST
Ellen McIlwaine Jimmy Jean Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Nelson* Riddle Government House British Columbia Suite
Ellen McIlwaine Cure My Blues Everybody Needs It
Matt* Lucas New Orleans Woman Matt Gets Blue
Priscilla* Rollins Softer Moments Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Country Mcdonald Joe* War Widow War War War
Cal* Bostic Longing for You (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Ellen McIlwaine For Suki Fear Itself
Ellen McIlwaine Ain't No Two Ways To It (It's Love) We the People
Ursa Major* Sinner ST
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) You're Getting Better Love Serenade
Ellen McIlwaine All to You We the People
Dave Gordon & Kay* I Love That Hockey Team I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra And I Love Her And I Love Her
Albert Jones* You Stole My Love The Facts of Life
Sidewinders Flat Foot Hustlin' Flatfoot Hustlin'
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Country Feelin' Amist the Black Eyes
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm Gonna Love You Baby I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine Danger Zone Everybody Needs It
David Amram Pull My Daisy Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Buddy Knox That's Why I Cry ST (mono)
Ellen McIlwaine Isn't That So Ellen McIlwaine
Priscilla* Rollins You Send Me Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Alpha Centauri Make it at Rock 'n' Roll ST
Zambonis* Boom Boom Boom To Bleed Black and Gold
Jonathan Edwards How About You Sailboat
Oscar* McLollie For the Good Times ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Respect You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)
Albert Jones* I Feel So Good The Facts of Life
Aarons And Ackley* Bonnie Blue You And I
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Two Little Oaks On a Mountain Ukrainian Pops
Ursa Major* In My Darkest Hour ST
Priscilla* Rollins Sad Movies Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Alpha Centauri I'm a Rebel ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Handzya Ukrainian Pops
Oscar* McLollie She's a Child Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Cal* Bostic In Love Again (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* The Lady is a Tramp Amist the Black Eyes
Happy Dolls Misty Blue Show Album No. 1
Country Mcdonald Joe* Jean Desprez War War War
Mike* Ferro Soldier In The Rain Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain
Ellen McIlwaine Come Sit Down and Tell Me Everybody Needs It
Aarons And Ackley* Annalee ST
David Amram Summer Nights, Winter Rain Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Matt* Lucas The Last Song Matt Gets Blue
Jack Holland You Don't Have to Love Me The Eyes of a Dreamer
Buddy Knox Rock-a-Billy Walk ST
Ellen McIlwaine Losing You Honky Tonk Angel
Ellen McIlwaine Pinebo (My Story) Honky Tonk Angel

Ursa Major* - ST

New York, New York, U.S.A.

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

Washington, DC, USA

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

Birmingham, England, UK→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

Anniston, Alabama, 🇺🇸→Port Arthur, Ontario, 🇨🇦→Erie, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

Portland, Oregon, 🇺🇸 (Jim Ackley); Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸 (Chuck Aarons) - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸*

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

Mercer Island, Washington, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Philadelphia, 🇺🇸 - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

Gary, Indiana, 🇺🇸 - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Nassau, Bahamas - Toronto, Ontario

Eddie* Murray - Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance

FEATURED

Dils* - Made In Canada

San Diego, California, USA - Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ernie* Smith - To Behold Jah

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario

ST

Ursa Major - ST Side 2

Ursa Major - ST Side 1

Ursa Major - ST BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Honky Tonk Angel

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 02

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 01

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Everybody Needs It

We the People

Fear Itself

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (5)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (8)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (7)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (4)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (1)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (1)

War War War

Amist the Black Eyes

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 02

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 01

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